The stinky smell of success of Ted the Titan: a tale from Chemical & Engineering News
...ineering News in its June 30 issue. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Ted is no shrinking violet. It can extend nearly nine feet high. But it produces a bloom only every few years and that bloom stays around only for a day ...ENBREL provided rapid and significant relief for psoriasis patients in second pivotal study
...s were randomized to receive 50 mg of ENBREL twice weekly (n=194), 25 mg of ENBREL twice weekly (n=196) or placebo (n=193). The primary endpoint of the study was the proportion of patients achievi...Once weekly ENBREL significantly reduced rheumatoid arthritis pain, inflammation & improved function
...tients receiving ENBREL(R) (etanercept) 50 mg once weekly for the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis ...as achieved by 50 percent of patients treated once weekly with ENBREL, 49 percent of patients treated twice weekly with ENBREL and 19 percent of patients in t...'Man's best friend' may be even better
...within 24 hours of birth. Injections were repeated weekly for six weeks and biweekly until 16 weeks of age. In the sham-sensitized animals, only the aluminum hydroxide in saline was injected. Five-milliliter samples of venous blood were drawn from each dog beginning at four months of age and thereafter four...Affymetrix to support AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize
...bout Science Science , a leading international weekly covering all disciplines, is published by the Amer...ally independent, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed weekly that ranks among the world's most prestigious scientific journals. AAAS administers EurekAlert! htt...Hopkins researchers find potential new treatment for children with chronic hepatitis C
...nts with CHC were given peginterferon alfa-2a once weekly for 48 weeks. No serious side effects were observed, and 43 percent of the children treated were free of the virus 24 weeks after the treatment ended. "Thanks to screening programs for blood donors, transfusion-acquired HCV is now very rare. However,...Obesity prevention program aimed at second graders
...srooms throughout the school year. During year 1, weekly classroom (60 min) and physical (30 min) activitie...s and how it can be prevented. They were sent home weekly with all second grade students enrolled in Program ENERGY. Students also brought home a weekly "chal...B-vitamins prove effective in relieving chronic pain
..., 3, 5, 7, 10, 14 days after surgery and then once weekly for ~10 weeks in some rats for examining the long-term effects of B vitamins. For examining short-term effects, tests were conducted for up to 14 days and additional tests 2, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hours after injection of B vitamins on the third day after...Over-the-counter pain relievers effective in protecting against breast cancer
...itiative (WHI) Observational Study, concluded that weekly doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) had a significant effect in reducing the risk of breast cancer. "These results suggest that even women at high risk for breast cancer may be protected by taking NSAIDs," explains Randall Harri...Immunization may prove therapeutic for prion diseases
...ed with prion disease: passive immunization, where weekly antibody injections were administered immediately after and for one month following exposure to scrapie strain; and active immunization via an oral route prior to scrapie strain exposure. "Our studies show that stimulation of the immune system is an ...Phase III study results with Raptiva in the treatment of psoriasis presented at Annual AAD meeting
...ients were randomized in a 2 to 1 ratio to receive weekly subcutaneous doses of 1 mg/kg Raptiva (n=369) or placebo (n=187) for a 12-week period. The study's primary endpoint was to compare the percentage of patients who achieved 75 percent or greater improvement in PASI scores (PASI 75) after 12 weeks of R...Results from open-label Raptiva study suggest continued benefit with long-term treatment
...ubsequent cohorts. Starting from week 13, the weekly subcutaneous dose in patients was reduced to 1 mg/kg Raptiva. At weeks 13-24 (n=290) more than 77 percent of patients who continued on therapy had 50 percent or greater PASI improvement (PASI 50) and more than 51 percent had 75 percent or greater PAS...Drug tested for HIV prevention in Baltimore
...is B infection no longer tested positive after two weekly doses of nevirapine, a finding worth pursuing, says Jackson. A few participants had blood levels of nevirapine as high as those typically seen with treatment-size doses, which could possibly contribute to liver damage over time. Another concern is ...Hormone therapy could help prevent pre-term births
...mes for mothers and babies." In women who received weekly injections of the drug 17-alpha-hydroxprogesterone...na at Chapel Hill.Two-thirds of the women received weekly injections of 17P and one-third received a placebo or "dummy" drug. Treatment began at 16 to 18 week...Female hormones found to protect against harmful effects of fructose
...how. Systolic BP was measured before treatment and weekly throughout the study period via the tail-cuff meth... normal diet. Systolic blood pressure was measured weekly beginning at week 2. Blood samples were collected after a 5-hour fast during study weeks 0, 2, 4, a...Mercury associated with risk of heart attack
...vily contaminated by mercury. Dr. Guallar said, "A weekly intake of two to four servings of fish from a variety of species, with special emphasis on fatty fish with low mercury content, such as salmon and small oceanic fish, is consistent with current advice for reducing cardiovascular risk."...Focusing on preservatives: How they keep food fresh
...microorganisms. Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly newsmagazine published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Preservatives can be grouped into three general types: antimicrobials that block growth of bacteria, molds or yeasts; antioxidants that slow oxidation of...AAAS urges opposition to 'intelligent design theory' within U.S. science classes
...lum of the public schools." AAAS--publisher of the weekly journal, Science, provides leadership for more than 130,000 members and 272 affiliates serving 10 million individuals. Its Board resolved to oppose claims that intelligent design theory is scientifically based in response to a number of recent ID-rel...Pregnancy hormone estriol shows promise as multiple sclerosis treatment in first human trials
... delay treatment if it involves a pill rather than weekly or daily shots." Estriol is a weak form of estrogen made by the fetal placental unit and appearing in appreciable amounts only in pregnant women. The hormone is used widely throughout Europe and Asia to treat symptoms of menopause but is not approved...New mouse model shows how news of pathogen reaches immune system
...e study is published in the August 29 issue of the weekly journal Nature. "We assume this dialogue between the dendritic cell and the T cell improves the efficiency of the immune response," said senior author Hidde Ploegh, Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. professor of immunopathology at Harvard Medical School. The...